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Seasonal Production Operator

Job Description:

Are you looking to feel valued at a company?

General Mills, Inc. manufactures some of the most beloved foods in the world, including Cheerios and Lucky Charms, Nature Valley granola bars, Totino's pizza rolls, and Yoplait yogurt. Blue Buffalo became part of General Mills in 2018, so even your pets love us too.

We are looking for team members who come to the table with a shared passion for making food the world loves, to solve problems and shape General Mills for the future. As a part of our manufacturing group, you will be responsible for

supporting production packaging and processing operations, sanitation responsibilities and forklift operation.

General Mills encourages growth for our employees; if you want to learn new things, attain and prove competency quickly, and apply technology in the manufacturing space; GMI is a great place to start.

Seasonal Production Operator

This position is for full-time seasonal production employment to begin on June 5, 2023, and continue through October 31, 2023 in our Cereal Plant.
Seasonal Production employees have to potential to be considered for full-time employment opportunities based on business need and individual performance
Seasonal Production employees must be willing to work ANY shift, weekends, holidays, and overtime as needed
This position does not have benefits

What your compensation will look like:

$18.00 per hour
Additional $.34 per hour for hours worked on 2nd shift
Additional $.41 per hour for hours worked on 3rd shift
Overtime pay - time worked after 8 hours of work is paid at 1.5 times regular rate of pay
Overtime pay - time worked on Saturday is paid at 1.5 times regular rate of pay
Overtime pay - time worked on Sunday is paid at 2 times (double pay) regular rate of pay

What your day will look like:

Creating high quality foods that are eaten EVERYDAY, NATIONWIDE
Using TECHNOLOGY in an industry-leading facility
Working with HIGH-LEVEL operators on EXPERIENCED teams that are looking to pass down their knowledge to workers WILLING TO LEARN and get paid doing it
CHALLENGING yourself to get the JOB DONE RIGHT and gain skills to take with you to your next opportunity
Support production lines by supplying with materials as needed
Perform various sanitation and clean up duties
Forklift operation
Be responsible for executing all required HACCP processes and documentation
Attend meetings and trainings as required

What your schedule will look like:

8-hour shifts

8-hour swing shift schedule rotation every week
- 1st shift: 6:30 am to 2:30 pm
- 2nd shift: 2:30 pm to 10:30 pm
- Rotation is 1 week on 1st shift, then 1 week on 2nd shift
8-hour steady nights only schedule
- 3rd shift: 10:30 pm to 6:30 am
Currently hiring for swing and steady shifts, based on availability
Willingness and ability to work any shift (days, evenings, overnights), weekends, holidays and overtime
Plant operation is 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

What your growth will look like:

Be a part of a team that will learn and grow
Develop leadership skills, that will allow you to focus on new KNOWLEDGE and ability to adopt and implement those ideas
Ability to operate within a safety culture
Expanded technical capabilities

What you have to offer:

Minimum of a high school education or GED
Must be willing to obtain forklift certification (if needed)
Experience in a manufacturing/production environment preferred

Physical requirements:

Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs
Must be able to perform physical tasks for extended periods of time including standing, walking, climbing, bending, pushing, pulling and twisting over surfaces.
Ability to climb and/or work at heights while utilizing stairs, ladders, personnel lifts, or platforms.
Ability to wear protective clothing and equipment such as safety shoes, face masks, safety glasses, hearing protection, a hard hat, a hair/beard net and gloves when required.
Willing and able to adhere to all grooming requirements necessary for a food manufacturing environment
Ability to work in hot, cold, noisy, dusty, wet environmental working conditions
Willing to work around industrial high-speed moving machinery
Ability to work with allergens that might be present in a food environment

COVID-19 considerations:

The health and safety of our employees – and the food we make – is our top priority. We were an early adopter in instituting protection measures in our plants during the pandemic and continue to implement a number of safety

precautions to protect our employees.

Company Overview:

We exist to make food the world loves. But we do more than that. Our company is a place that prioritizes being a force for good, a place to expand learning, explore new perspectives and reimagine new possibilities, every day. We look for people who want to bring their best — bold thinkers with big hearts who challenge one other and grow together. Because becoming the undisputed leader in food means surrounding ourselves with people who are hungry for what’s next.

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